"Ten months after her mother's death, the narrator of The Hero of This Book takes a trip to London. The city was a favorite of her mother's, and as the narrator wanders the streets, she finds herself reflecting on her mother's life and their relationship. Thoughts of the past meld with questions of the future: Back in New England, the family home is now up for sale, its considerable contents already winnowed. The narrator, a writer, recalls all that...

The deadly flooding of our planet… an evil lady with astounding mental powers… a desolated island faraway… an army of crazy fanatics… and YOU… This time you must fight to determine our world's destiny. Your decisions and exceptional skills will decide the fate of the Earth. Only YOU can succeed. Get ready to defend the lives of seven billion people and hang on to yours! About the Author: As a young boy, Jeff Storm did not really enjoy reading....

Kingdom beyond Borders is a collection of true stories, told by refugees, unwanted people living in extraordinarily difficult circumstances. Helping Hands Ministry in Athens, Greece, shines as a bright beacon on the long and treacherous refugee highway. There, the heroes of this book, like thousands of others, found help, acceptance, and friendship; but above all, they found the key that unlocked the secret to the Kingdom. These are their stories....

This book is set in the picturesque Vale of Glamorgan and Smoky, the hero of this book, is a real cat, very inquisitive and particularly independent. Although enjoying a mostly outdoor existence, he adopted the author and his wife and will visit them indoors for one purpose only...scrumptious food. He is sometimes away for three or four days, only returning after he has completed his adventure or the thought of food compels his return.

The animals rise up everywhere -- from Chernobyl to the Gulf Oil Spill -- to save the environment. This illustrated novel is for teenagers on up. This novel can educate and inform about the animals and what they believe are the terrible things happening to their lives, their food, and the planet's future. Old Eddie, the wisest pachyderm at the National Zoo, is the hero of this book. Virtually all animals, birds and fish rise to the challenge, but...

The hero of this book is a prune. His journey begins in an ordinary way: he is picked, packed in a box with the rest of the crop, and carried off to the packing shed. But along the way, his life takes an unexpected turn. When his crate tips over, Prune meets Pica, a magpie. As they travel together, they meet Muskrat. The three soon become friends and begin an epic quest that will teach them much about loyalty, adventure, and courage. Ramon Royal Ross...

The purpose of this book is to identify bottlenecks for young financial professionals' career development. This is not another "how-to" written by a life coach or a business trainer whose professional development went far from the corporate financial practitioner's world. Instead, this book offers what those do not: a voice from the trenches-the real-life experience and hard-earned wisdom of how certain actions, situations, and decisions can lead...

Magnus Carlsen is arguably the strongest player of all time. His dominance is such that every loss comes as a shock. They remind us that even he has his weak moments. In fact, identifying the root causes of his losses holds valuable lessons for all players. Cyrus Lakdawala's search starts with a series of Magnus wins and draws to give the reader a feel for how incredibly difficult it is to beat him. The World Champion's arsenal is awesome: a superlative...

"A meditation on the value of daydreaming and ease, and the primacy of the imagination, by one of our finest prose stylists Modern life only seems to become increasingly hectic and stressful, as we try to cram more and more into each day. In her new book, acclaimed author Patricia Hampl argues for the necessity of daydreaming and leisure in our over-amped lives. Written out of a lifelong fascination with contemplation, solitude, and silence, The Art...

"Jason has a problem. He doesn't remember anythign before waking up in a bus full of kids on a field trip. Apparently, he has a girlfriend named Piper, and his best friend is a guy named Leo. They're all students at the Wilderness School, a boarding school for "bad kids," as Leo puts it. What did Jason do to end up here? And where is here, exactly? jason doesn't know anything - except that everything seems very wrong. Piper has a secret. Her father,...